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The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89, Fourth Edition (Paperback, 4 Revised Edition)
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The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89, Fourth Edition (Paperback, 4 Revised Edition)
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In 1957, the University of Chicago Press asked acclaimed
best-selling historian Daniel J. Boorstin to oversee a series of
accessible yet authoritative books that, together, would tell the
whole history of the American people. The result, published over
the course of nearly half a century, is the "Chicago History of
American Civilization" series, which provides a nuanced and vibrant
portrait of the United States from its inception through the
twentieth century. Scholars across many disciplines contributed,
and the series covers a broad range of topics, as disparate as the
War of 1812, immigration, and American folklore. While the series
is certainly eclectic, the books share both ambition and authority
- they have been staples for teachers and general readers alike.
The authors included in this series represent some of the greatest
academic talents ever to turn their mind to the American past. Thus
the University of Chicago Press is excited to offer new editions of
three of the series' best-known books. In "The Birth of the
Republic, 1763-89", Edmund S. Morgan shows how the challenge of
British taxation started Americans on a search for constitutional
principles to protect their freedom, and eventually led to the
Revolution. By demonstrating that the founding fathers' political
philosophy was not grounded in theory, but rather grew out of their
own immediate needs, Morgan paints a vivid portrait of how the
founders' own experiences shaped their passionate convictions, and
these in turn were incorporated into the Constitution and other
governmental documents. "The Birth of the Republic" is the classic
account of the beginnings of the American government, and in this
fourth edition the original text is supplemented with a new
foreword by Joseph J. Ellis and a historiographic essay by
Rosemarie Zagarri.
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